"The Masque of the Red Death"
The seven rooms represent this idea.
What are the seven stages of life?
This symbol is the narrator's main reason for killing the old man.
This story has a gothic setting, with its dark and eerie atmosphere.
What is "The Masque of the Red Death"?
"It heard many things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell."
Parallelism
Poe's mother, foster mother, and wife died of this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
The guests reactions to the introduction of this, would be characterized as confusion and fear.
What is the masked figure/ Red Death?
The narrator hearing the old man's heartbeat symbolizes this emotion.
What is guilt?
This story has a central focus on madness.
What is "The Tell Tale Heart"?
"The sound was like the ticking of a clock."
Simile
Poe joined this military academy after leaving the University of Virginia.
What is West Point?
This noise causes the guests to stop and reflect.
What is the chiming of the clock?
These characters cause the narrator to become more paranoid.
Who are the police officers?
Both stories focus heavily on the inevitability of this idea.
What is death and grief?
"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay."
Metaphor
Poe is considered to be a pioneer of this genre. (Two options)
What is Gothic literature?
What is Detective Fiction?
This colored room represents adulthood.
What is orange?
The narrator continuously states this idea regarding his state of mind.
What is I am not mad?
"The Tell Tale Heart" utilizes what element when the narrator says "You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing."
What is madness/ unreliable narration?
"But the figure in the black robe was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave"
Imagery
Though Poe was well-known, his death remains a mystery. Name as many theories as you can.
What is Alcohol Poisoning, Cooping, Rabies, Brain Tumor, Carbon Monoxide Poison, and Foul Play?
Prince Prospero believes that these two things will protect him from the Red Death.
Wealth and privilege
The narrator believes the old man's eye is a symbol of this.
What is evil?
The abbey in "The Masque of the Red Death" represents this element.
What is isolation?
"The creaking of the door echoed through the night."
Onomatopoeia
This literary critic wrote a scathing obituary meant to ruin Poe's reputation.
Who is Rufus Griswold?